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EP 0242630 A3 19881207 - TELEPHONIC APPARATUS USING AN OPTICAL DISPLAY

Title (en)

TELEPHONIC APPARATUS USING AN OPTICAL DISPLAY

Publication

EP 0242630 A3 19881207 (DE)

Application

EP 87104505 A 19870326

Priority

DE 3613416 A 19860421

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4839921A] A telephone station including an optical display device fashioned as a display is provided. The display device is quickly and simply attachable by being pluggably connected to the telephone station by engagement of webs on the display device with springs in the telephone station.

IPC 1-7

H04M 1/02; F16B 21/16

IPC 8 full level

H04M 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04M 1/0295 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0149762 A1 19850731 - INT STANDARD ELECTRIC CORP [US]
[Y] EP 0104982 A1 19840404 - THOMSON BRANDT [FR]
[A] US 3075165 A 19630122 - DONLEVY JAMES A

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0242630 A2 19871028; EP 0242630 A3 19881207; JP S62254557 A 19871106; US 4839921 A 19890613

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87104505 A 19870326; JP 9636887 A 19870421; US 2742987 A 19870318